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[Translate to English:] Luther als Mönch
Research on the Reformation in Gotha Study Center for Protestantism
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GOTHA.digital Research, Presentation and Knowledge Portal of Friedenstein Gotha
Teaser The Gotha Numismatic Collection
"Coined history" The Gotha Numismatic Collection

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New blog post of the Gotha Research Library: From Cairo to Gotha and the Vatican. From Cairo to Gotha and the Vatican

The Gotha Research Library holds an important collection of fragments from early Qur’an manuscripts on parchment that were once preserved in the Mosque of ʿAmr b. al-ʿĀṣ (d. 664), governor of Egypt between 640 and 664. The Mosque was built in Fusṭāṭ,…

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Our merchandising articles are now available in our online shop

Hoodie, coffee mug, bag or lanyard – the University of Erfurt offers numerous merchandising items, whether as small practical helpers for everyday life or as a statement of belonging. These items are now available in our new online shop.

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Library scholarship: Apply now!

In 2025, national and international authors will have the opportunity to conduct research in the holdings of the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt with financial support. The Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Thuringia, the…

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The 'expedition in the beer house'. A different look at the African explorers of the 19th century

For the last time this year, the Gotha Research Library of the University invites all interested parties to its "Perthes im Gespräch" series, in which the latest results in the cataloguing, preservation and research of the Gotha Perthes Collection…

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Events

30
Jan
Medical Missions in East Africa (1600–1800)
Gotha Research Centre, Lecture Hall, Schloßberg 2
05
Feb
Bücher – Wissen – Wandel
Gotha Research Library, Spiegelsaal (CG1 / Friedenstein Castle Gotha)
07
Feb
Online study days: Die Kunst des Genießens. Vom Schlaraffenland zum Dîner en blanc
online
08
Feb
End of lecture period winter semester 2024/25
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